Who Keeps the Score on the London Stages?

By:

Stefanova, Kalina

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.Description: 1 (232 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1134429827
9781134429820

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Who Keeps the Score on the London Stages?DDC classification:

792.015 792/.01/5

LOC classification:

PN1707 .W54 2013

Online resources:

ProQuest Ebook Central

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Tables of Contents; Introduction to the Series; List of Interviewees; Acknowledgements; Prologue: The British Dimension of the American Dream; Part I: In Their Capacity as an Ideal: Enter the London Theatre Critics; 1. Roads to Perfection: 27 Ways To Become a Theatre Critic in London; Paul Allen; Kate Bassett; Michael Billington; James Christopher; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas deJongh; Jane Edwards; John Elsom; Lyn Gardner; Robert Gore-Langton; John Gross; Bill Hagerty; Peter Hepple; Ian Herbert; Robert Hewison; Jeremy Kingston.

Alastair MacaulaySheridan Morley; David Nathan; Benedict Nightingale; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; Matt Wolf; 2. Hats Off To the Masters: Who Made Critics Want To Be Critics?; Kate Bassett; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas de Jongh; Lyn Gardner; John Gross; Sheridan Morley; Benedict Nightingale; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Jack Tinker; Matt Wolf; 3. ""Like a Wine-Writer in Bordeaux"": Reflections from Paradise; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas de Jongh; John Elsom; Robert Gore-Langton; Ian Herbert; Alastair Macaulay; Sheridan Morley.

Benedict NightingaleJohn Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; Matt Wolf; 4. To Be or Not To Be Reborn As a Critic?(An Invitation for a Life Encore); Michael Billington; James Christopher; Michael Coveney; Nicholas de Jongh; Robert Gore-Langton; Ian Herbert; Robert Hewison; Jeremy Kingston; Alastair Macaulay; Sheridan Morley; David Nathan; Benedict Nightingale; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Irving Wardle; Part II: Is the Ideal Really that Ideal?; 1. British Theatre Criticism -- Virtues and Vices: Critics Review Themselves; Paul Allen; Kate Bassett.

Michael BillingtonJames Christopher; Michael Coveney; Nicholas de Jongh; Jane Edwards; John Elsom; Lyn Gardner; Robert Gore-Langton; Bill Hagerty; Ian Herbert; Robert Hewison; Alastair Macaulay; David Nathan; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; 2. Change of Roles: Theatre-Makers Criticize Their Critics; Steven Berkoff; Martin Coveney; Howard Davies; Sir Richard Eyre; David Farr; Thelma Holt; Sue Hyman; Sharon Kean; Jonathan Kent; Nicolas Kent; Sir Cameron Mackintosh; Sam Mendes; Katie Mitchell; Michael Morris; Tom Morris; Adrian Noble; Trevor Nunn.

Sue RolfeJoy Sapieka; Max Stafford-Clark; Arnold Wesker; Peter Wilkins; 3. Are All the Battles Won? (Kenneth Tynan Bequeaths a Controversy); Paul Allen; Kate Bassett; Michael Billington; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas de Jongh; John Elsom; Robert Gore-Langton; John Gross; Jeremy Kingston; Alastair Macaulay; Sheridan Morley; Benedict Nightingale; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; 4. British and American Theatre Criticism: A Comparison; Michael Billington; John Gross; Peter Hepple; Sheridan Morley; Benedict Nightingale; Matt Wolf.

Summary: How does one become a theater critic in London? What do the theater critics think of their profession? How are they judged by those they critique? What do both critics and theatre-makers think of their mutual object of desire - the British Theatre?Who Keeps the Score on the London Stages? sets out to find the answers to these questions and many more in this long overdue publication on Britain's current theatre scene. Included are comprehensive interviews with more than fifty major London theatre critics and theater-makers, including Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Stephen Ber.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Executive Office - 2nd Floor General Collection	792.015 ST.W 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	0003886

Part III: Who Would Notice if the Critics Disappeared? (Theory in the Making).

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How does one become a theater critic in London? What do the theater critics think of their profession? How are they judged by those they critique? What do both critics and theatre-makers think of their mutual object of desire - the British Theatre?Who Keeps the Score on the London Stages? sets out to find the answers to these questions and many more in this long overdue publication on Britain's current theatre scene. Included are comprehensive interviews with more than fifty major London theatre critics and theater-makers, including Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Stephen Ber.

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